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There are anecdotal reports of people willingly being bound or whipped, as a prelude to or substitute for sex, during the 14th century. [67] Flagellation practiced within an erotic setting has been recorded from at least the 1590s evidenced by a John Davies epigram, [ 68 ] [ 69 ] and references to "flogging schools" in Thomas Shadwell 's The ...
Lieutenant Mainwaring pistol-whips a pirate using an unloaded pistol, in Howard Pyle's illustration for his 1897 story, Captain Scarfield. Pistol-whipping or buffaloing is the act of using a handgun as a blunt weapon, wielding it as an improvised club. [1]
Reproduction of a medieval scourge. A scourge (Latin: flagrum; diminutive: flagellum) consists of a rope with metal balls, bones, and metal spikes.The scourge, or flail, and the crook are the two symbols of power and domination depicted in the hands of Osiris in Egyptian monuments. [1]
1904 illustration of a medieval Spanish flagellant. Flagellation (from Latin flagellare, to whip) was quite a common practice amongst the more fervently religious throughout antiquity.
Christians give various reasons for choosing to self-flagellate. One of the main reasons is to emulate the suffering of Christ during his Passion. As Jesus was whipped before his crucifixion, many see whipping themselves as a way to be closer to Jesus and as a reminder of that whipping. [13]
Cream is usually whipped with a whisk, an electric hand mixer, or a food processor. Results are best when the equipment and ingredients are chilled. [4] The bubbles in the whipped cream immediately start to pop, and it begins to liquefy, giving it a useful lifetime of one to two hours.
A corporal punishment or a physical punishment is a punishment which is intended to cause physical pain to a person. When it is inflicted on minors, especially in home and school settings, its methods may include spanking or paddling.
Judicial corporal punishment is the infliction of corporal punishment as a result of a sentence imposed on an offender by a court of law, including flagellation (also called flogging or whipping), forced amputations, caning, bastinado, birching, or strapping.